Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur

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Diocese of Dinajpur

Dioecesis Dinaipurensis

দিনাজপুর এর বিশপের এলাকা
Location
CountryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Ecclesiastical province Dhaka
Metropolitan Dhaka
Statistics
Area17,500 km2 (6,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
16,827,061
54,082 (0.3%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established1927;97 years ago (1927)
CathedralCathedral of St Francis Xavier in Dinajpur
Patron saint Saint Francis Xavier
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sebastian Tudu
Metropolitan Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, CSC

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur (Latin : Dioecesis Dinaipurensis) is a diocese located in Dinajpur District, Rajshahi Division, in the ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh.

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Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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